Arwynisms, Malachisms

Malachi's biggest accomplishment of all: He is a walker!

All four of us were in Daddy's office today:
Daddy: Arwyn dont pick your nose please
Arwyn:Mommy, arwyn want pick da nose, please.
Mommy: no arwyn, daddy's right (the key phrase, in this situation).

Later in the car:

mommy looks back and Arwyn has her finger up her nose.
Mommy: Arwyn take your finger out of your nose please.

Arwyn flashes a cute smile with her finger still in her nose.

Mommy: Arwyn ( i stop to suppress my laughter) arwyn ( i bust up laughing) please get your finger out of your nose ( still laughing).

here comes the next fatal mistake...

Mommy: arwyn i will give you more chocolate but you have to take your finger out of your nose first.

when you fail once, try and fail again. Right? just kidding...

Why can't people just________?

I found myself asking this question, my fill in the blank was communicate. Then I stopped and thought, (i love those moments!), People say this line all the time with something of their own in the blank. I think that the fill in the blanks are what your strength is, and when you find other people not excelling at that thing, you blurt this out. I mean, its easy to me, it make sense to me, i am actually pretty darn good at it too. Why can't you be?

Why can't people just get along? Why can't people just move faster? Why can't people just pick up after themsleves? why can't people just not be so sensitive? why can't people just RSVP? why can't people just shut their mouths sometimes? why can't people just mind their own business? why can't people just organize their stuff? why can't people just listen better? why can't people just be honest? why can't people just be on time? why can't people just throw their trash away? why can't people just change?

oh wait, another cause for this question could be that my will is crossing your will and "they aint gettin along". I want to hurry up and get home, " why can't people just put their foot on the gas?"

Blessed be Your name in the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name

And blessed be Your name when I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out I'll
turn back to praise
And when the darkness closes in,
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name when the sun's shining down on me
When the world's "all as it should be"
Blessed be Your name
And blessed be Your name on the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

We sang this in church this morning, and I remember the first time I heard it at a retriet years ago, I loved it. Not because I am this way, but because I want to be this way. I want to be the person that when evreything is going great I give God the credit for all those blessings in my life and not just enjoy it and take it for granted. And I also want to be able to praise GOd when my circumstances might otherwise bring me down. I can't say that I always do this. Or even do this very much at all.

I have realized lately as I watch my daughter and wonder where she gets her ability to focus on whatvere drama is in her life. From me. I hate admitting it. Cause I honestly don't want to be that person. But I have found myself "needing" to spill all the unfortunate circumstances in my life when in a conversation.

This is partly because I love story telling and being in the center of a conversations. But it is also because I myslef am focusing on whats wrong and not whats right. When in reality I know God will provide for me. I have seen him do it over and over again in my life.

So while this area of blessing God and his wonderful name in every seasoon, and circumstance in my life is under construction, I challange you to call me on it if I am not being the women I want to be. Don't worry I will not get mad at you:)

May I dwell on the lovely things in my life...

Malachi-isms

All four of us are on our bed playing, when malachi turns around and leaps off th bed "weeeeee!" he says....

Malachi's version of Arwyn's famous word at his age (Diggle)is "Dibboo". He says it while shaking his head.

Santa Cruz

We went on a little family trip to Mission Springs, near Santa Cruz. Basically we spent all our time at the beach. Didntbring the good camera, but there are some pics form Josiah's blackberry on our Flicker site. Click on the icon on the top right.
In summary, Arwyn charged the water (every time), Chi ate the sand, Mom and Dad took it all in, and visited the beach where our romance all began 6 years ago.

were vacated

i just arrived home this evening, from Santa Cruz. After dropping J off in Oakland to fly down see his bros. But we couldnt find our cam battery plug, so it didnt make the trip, as Josiah said " we will have to wonderful memories without it". But he did manage to take a few pics from his blackberry, i cant recall how many times i said, "oh! i wish i had the cam!", but the ones i post will have to suffice. until then enjoy my other alias's...
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Teddy Malibu

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Mocha almond fudge macadamia nut

3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
Hwat

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Red Horse

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Christine sacramento

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
WatHe

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink put "The")
The Blue Machiato

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Joseph Clifton

9.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's & father's middle names )
Rose Steven